Matsumuraja capitophoroides

Matsumuraja capitophoroides
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Matsumuraja
Species:
M. capitophoroides
Binomial name
Matsumuraja capitophoroides
Hille Ris Lambers, 1966

Matsumuraja capitophoroides is an aphid in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is one of the two endemic aphid species of Sri Lanka. The species was first described by Dick Hille Ris Lambers in 1966.

References

  • http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Matsumuraja_capitophoroides/classification/
  • http://aphid.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1170302
  • Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Matsumuraja capitophoroides Hille Ris Lambers 1966". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.